L.C. Hollaway, J.G. Teng

The repair of deteriorated, damaged and substandard civil
infrastructures has become one of the most important issues for the
civil engineer worldwide. This important book discusses the use of
externally-bonded fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites to
strengthen, rehabilitate and retrofit civil engineering structures,
covering such aspects as material behaviour, structural design and
quality assurance.
The first three chapters of the book review structurally-deficient
civil engineering infrastructure, including concrete, metallic,
masonry and timber structures. FRP composites used in
rehabilitation and surface preparation of the component materials
are also reviewed. The next four chapters deal with the design of
FRP systems for the flexural and shear strengthening of reinforced
concrete (RC) beams and the strengthening of RC columns. The
following two chapters examine the strengthening of metallic and
masonry structures with FRP composites. The last four chapters of
the book are devoted to practical considerations in the flexural
strengthening of beams with unstressed and prestressed FRP plates,
durability of externally bonded FRP composite systems, quality
assurance and control, maintenance, repair, and case studies.
With its distinguished editors and international team of
contributors, Strengthening and rehabilitation of civil
infrastructures using fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is
a valuable reference guide for engineers, scientists and technical
personnel in civil and structural engineering working on the
rehabilitation and strengthening of the civil infrastructure.
Reviews the use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in
structurally damaged and sub-standard civil engineering
structuresExamines the role and benefits of fibre-reinforced
polymer (FRP) composites in different types of structures such as
masonry and metallic strengtheningCovers practical considerations
including material behaviour, structural design and quality
assurance